As general manager of utilities for the City of Moline, Ill., Greg Swanson works hard to promote the water treatment industry and its professional organizations, while helping those who wish to follow him into a rewarding career. He has found satisfaction in developing his talents over the past 37 years, while mentoring others.“I’m a grassroots kind of guy, but when I stumbled upon the water industry, I found it so interesting, and it allowed me to develop innate skills and abilities I didn’t know I had, from electromechanical troubleshooting to leadership,” he says.Before being hired at 20 for his first
